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The United States expedition led by Adolphus Greely in 1881 crossed the island from east to west, [2] :631 establishing Fort Conger in the northern part of the island. The Greely expedition found fossil forests on Ellesmere Island in the late 1880s. Stenkul Fiord was first explored in 1902 by Per Schei, a member of Otto Sverdrup's 2nd Norwegian Polar Expedition. In 1114, King Henry I gave Ellesmere to William Peverel as a part of the Maelor, which included Overton& Whittington at that time. His descendants retained Ellesmere until apparently the late 1140s when the lordship was acquired, probably by force, by Madog ap Maredudd of Powys. Madog died in 1160 and Ellesmere came into the hands of King Henry II. Smol, John P.; Douglas, Marianne S. V. (24 July 2007). "Crossing the Final Ecological Threshold in High Arctic Ponds". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. 104 (30): 12, 395–12, 397. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0702777104. JSTOR 25436310. PMC 1941480. PMID 17606917. a b Vincent, WF; Gibson, JAE; Jeffries, MO (2001). "Ice-shelf collapse, climate change, and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic" (PDF). Polar Record. 37 (201): 133–142. doi: 10.1017/S0032247400026954. S2CID 85551921. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2008 . Retrieved 29 December 2006. The average number of snow-free days varies from 45 days on the north coast to 77 days in the Eureka–Tanquary corridor. [2] :33

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In 1177 King Henry II gave the manors of Ellesmere and Hales in England to Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd (who already had a castle at Rhuddlan and was, by this time, the sole ruler of Gwynedd. Earlier, in the summer of 1174, Dafydd had married Emme of Anjou, half sister of Henry, and sister of Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, both illegitimate children of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou). Dafydd remained Lord of Ellesmere until his death in 1203. Ellesmere Castle was probably an 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle most likely built by either Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, or his son Roger the Poitevin at Castlefields overlooking the Mere. Only its earthworks now remain, with the top of the motte being used for the bowling green, which still commands a fine view. Over the centuries Ellesmere has developed into a vibrant market town with numerous Georgian and half-timbered buildings surrounding the medieval streets. Ellesmere’s shops are many and varied, with the type of shops that other towns let go of years ago and not a ‘mall’ in sight.Ellesmere has so much wonderful countryside. If you fancy a walk, why not follow the canal from the wharf, through Ellesmere tunnel and past two other meres. Blakemere and Colemere. You can even make a complete circuit of Colemere! Boating on Colemere In 1920, the government learned that Inughuit from Greenland had been annually visiting Ellesmere Island for polar bear and muskox hunting – in violation of Canadian law – selling the skins at Knud Rasmussen's trading post at Qaanaaq, formerly known as Thule. The Danish government stated that North Greenland was a "no man's land" outside their administration and Rasmussen, as the de facto sole authority, refused to stop the trade which the Inughuit needed to support themselves. In response, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachments were established on Ellesmere Island at Craig Harbour in 1922 and at Bache Post in 1926, positioned to guard the coastal and overland routes to the hunting grounds on the western side of Ellesmere. [15] :102–104 [16] :315–316 In addition to intercepting illegal hunting and fur-trading, the RCMP conducted patrols and encouraged the Inuit to maintain their traditional lifestyle. [7] :25–26 The posts were closed in the mid-1930s, after the sovereignty issues had been settled. [15] :105 Geography [ edit ] Topography of Ellesmere Island Satellite image montage showing Ellesmere Island and its neighbours Sir Oliver Ingham (c. 1287–1344) household knight [15] of King Edward II, received the royal grant of the custody of Ellesmere Castle in 1321 Daily Data Report for June 2009". Canadian Climate Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. 31 October 2011 . Retrieved 12 May 2016.

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Struzik, Edward. "Alert". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 24 April 2022. World Magnetic Model - Model Limitations". www.ngdc.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019 . Retrieved 24 December 2019. Park Hall was renowned as an army camp until the 1970s but now the area is home to a great family attraction. Park Hall Countryside Experience – This award winning farm attraction lets you get close enough to give a rabbit a cuddle and also has activities to keep every member of the family occupied. Getting lost each summer in Maisie’s Maize Maze could keep Nanna and Grandad busy while the rest of the family could be watching the pig races or milking a cow. While here don’t miss the wartime Trenches Experience and Welsh Guards Museum.Daily Data Report for May 2012". Canadian Climate Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. 31 October 2011 . Retrieved 12 May 2016. In 1818, an ice jam in Baffin Bay broke, allowing European vessels access to the High Arctic ( whalers had been active in Davis Strait, about 1,000km[620mi] southeast of Ellesmere, since 1719). [2] :29–30 Baffin Bay was then navigable in the summers due to the presence of an ice dam in Smith Sound, which prevented Arctic drift ice from flowing south. The other channels of the archipelago remained congested with ice. [2] :37 Milliron H.E., Oliver D.R. (1966) Bumblebees from northern Ellesmere Island, with observations on usurpation by Megabombus hyperboreus (Schönh.), Can. Entomol. 98:207–213